Whether Minnis should have been fired, LSU showed little class

1:21 AM,
Jul. 7, 2014

Tony Minnis was fired by LSU in 2012 after 21 years with the school. Now's he's taking the school to court.

Written by

Glenn Guilbeau
Gannett Louisiana

Perhaps the most revealing bit of evidence in the voluminous diatribe of fired women's tennis coach Tony Minnis against LSU is the matter of his health benefits.

Minnis and his attorney contend he was one month short of lifetime health benefits from LSU when he was fired by LSU athletic director Joe Alleva on May 16, 2012, after 21 years and 15 NCAA postseason appearances.

He had enough vacation time due to get him through that month, but when he asked LSU officials if he could reach the lifetime health benefits in that fashion, he was told no. ...